Cigarette humidifier



Dec. 4, 1951 G, OTALLAH CIGARETTE HUMIDIFIER Filed Oct. 21, 1950 Patented Dec. 4, 195i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Icresima:um nUMmiEmR Gustanay maiali, DetrQitMieh.

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This inventionrelates-to improvements incig- -arette yhumidifiers, and is of Ithe same general -order as the humidifier `shown lin-m-y coi-pending application Serial No. 769,007, now `Patent No. 2,534,829. One of the 'main `purposes-of that .inlvention was to provideahumidiiier fhavinglmeans therein for preventing tobacco from Vthe cigarettes falling -into the water used for keeping them moist, since Ywater -ing which pieces of'itobacco have dropped gives off a most unpleasant odor. In the 'case above 'referred to tobacco 'was pre- `vented from falling `into thewater vby Ya conical perforated coverk provided over 'the ywater vpan so that tobacco dropping -onto the latter :passed downwardly Vand-outwardly thereover. The objection, however, to that arrangement lay not in the construction employed, but inthe fact that ,people too often forgot to replace .thecovenafter renewing the water supply. Then, obviously, there was .nothing to :prevent any falling tobacco from dropping into the water pan.

It is -an object of this invention to provide a `cigarette humidifier-so constructed as to gprevent,

lto a very large extent, tobaccoffalling linto va water pan therein, and wherein this is accomplished without resorting to the use of a removable cover, which is so liable to become lost or misplaced, over the pan.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette humidifier wherein the water pan is integral with the base and so supported relative to the latter that if the device is bumped water from the latter is neither spilled on the table on which the device rests, nor do the cigarettes become wet, unless the bump is very severe indeed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigarette humidifier which is both cheap and simple to manufacture, and efficient in operation.

Having thus stated some of the objects and advantages of the invention I will now describe it in detail with the aid of the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure l, and also shows a transparent cover mounted upon the device.

Referring to the drawing, l designates a base having a water pan 2 supported concentrically therein. In the present instance the pan 2 is held by an annular plate 3 which is integral both with the said pan and with the base. The plate 3 which is downwardly and inwardly inclined 'from the base to the pan extends from adjacent the top of the base l and joins the pan 2 inter- .mediately of the height of the latter so that if Aonzaccount of sudden movement of .the device some-water is :spilled from the pan it is caught yupon the plate and neither runs off Athe latter nor -wets cigarettes supported thereover unless the humidier is very severely ,jolted or tipped .at an excessiveangle.

`-lP-rojecting lupwardly from the .base l around the outer periphery of the plate 3 ,is an annular fiange 4 in which the lower extremity of a lsuppQ-rt member 5 -is mounted. -Formedintegral with .and projecting upwardly lfrom the member `5 are fa plurality of substantially concentric rows yof .cigarette y-liolders 16'; .in the ,present instance feach row is `.arranged at a .different elevation with .the innermostrow highest and the outside Yrow lowzest. Ililach-lfiolder 6is1tubular-toireceive'and sup- .port;a cigarette A :and is vertically split from its .upperextreinityfas shown .at j-'i for Ya portion of .its height rendering it resilient'and thereby facililtating .either itheinsertion :or removal of a cisarette. Moreover to further simplify this Voperation the upper extremities :of 4the opposite split sides of 'the yhelders ,T6 are chamferednas ,shown at .8. v:Former integral .with ,the support member :5 are a plurality of cone-like balies 9 one of which is formed in the lower extremity of each tubular holderv, and projecting centrally and vertically through each of the said portions 9 is an opening Ill for the upward passage of moisture-laden air therethrough. It Will thus be noted that due to the conical formation of the upper faces of the b-ales 9 that any tobacco that drops onto the latter is caught between the bafes and the bore of the holders, and is thus prevented from falling into the water pan 2 and thus causing a most objectionable smell. It is only very rarely that tobacco drops into one of the openings lil, which for the sake of clarity are shown larger than they really are, and even when that happens it usually remains therein and does not fall into the water pan.

A cover Il, preferably transparent, may be mounted for removal upon the member I, as shown in Figure 2, to protect the cigarettes from dust and dirt, and also to retain the moisture rising from the water pan in propinquity to the cigarettes.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it is understood that alterations and modifications may be made thereto provided the said alterations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

WhatIclaimis:

1. A humidier including a base, a water pan supported therein, a support member mounted on the base and spaced above the water pan, a plurality of vertical, tubular cigarette holders integral with the supporting member, a centrally and vertically apertured cone in the lower extremity of each tubular holder, the lower peripheral portion of each cone merging with the bore of its holder to form an annular recess to catch tobacco falling from a cigarette supported in that holder, thereby to prevent the falling tobacco from dropping through the lower extremity of the holder into the water pan.

2. A humidifier including a base, a water pan, an annular plate extending downwardly and inwardly from the base to the pan, said plate being integral with both said base and said pan, said plate being imperforate to catch and retain water spilled from the water pan, a support member on the base spaced over the water pan, a plurality of tubular cigarette holders vertically arranged in the member, and means in the lower extremity of each tubular holder for catching tobacco drop-ping from a cigarette resting therein to prevent it dropping into the water pan, said means being vertically apertured for the passage of moist air from the water pan to the cigarettes.

3. A humidifier including a base, a water pan, an annular plate extending downwardly and inwardly from the base to the periphery of the water pan,V said plate being integral with both said base and said pan, said plate being imperforate to retain water spilled from the pan, a support member mounted on the base and spaced above the water pan, a plurality of tubular cigarette holders carried vertically by the supporting member, each holder having an axially apertured cone in its underside, the lower peripheral portion of each cone merging with the bore of its tubular holder to form an annular recess to catch tobacco dropping from a cigarette mounted in that holder thereby to Aprevent tobacco falling from the holder into the water pan.

4. A humidier including a base, a Water pan, an annular plate extending downwardly and inwardly from the base to the pan, said plate being integral with both said base and said pan,-

said plate being imperiorate to retain water spilled from the pan, a support member on the base spaced over the water pan, a plurality of tubular cigarette holders integral with and projecting upwardly from the member, the upwardly projecting extremities of the holders being vertically split to render them resilient to facilitate theirA engagement or disengagement with a cigarette, and vertically apertured means in the lower extremities of the holders for preventing tobacco'dropping from cigarettes in said holders into the water pan.

5. Arhumidier including a base, a water pan therein, a support member on the base over the water pan, a plurality of tubular cigarette holders integral with and projecting through and above said member, the upper extremities of the holders being split to render them resilient to facilitate their engagement or disengagement with a cigarette, and axially apertured cones in the lower` extremities of the holders and integral with the member, said cones being spaced above the pan, the lower peripheral portions of the cones merging with the bores of the tubular holders to form annular recesses to catch tobacco dropping from cigarettes mounted in the holders, thereby preventing tobacco falling from the cigarettes into the water pan.

GUSTANDY OTALLAH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the rile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,058,800 Jasper Oct. 27, 1936 2,534,829

Otallah Dec. 19, 1950 

